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L. D. JONES.

OVERDRAW CHECK LOOP.

No. 391,370. Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

LORENZO D. JONES, OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE TO GEORGE NIOHOLL, OF SAME PLACE.

OVERDRAW CHECK-LOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,370, dated October 16, 1888.

Application filed July 25, 1888. Serial No. 281.015.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LORENZO D. JONES, of Kenosha, in the county ofKenosha and State of \Visconsimhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overdraw Oheck-Loops5 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in overdraw check-loops; and it consists in, first, two loops which are formed from a single piece of sheet metal, each of the loops having an opening through its lower portion, so that the checkrein, made from a single piece of leather, can be removed without disturbing the loops; second, a loop which has two or more compartments, one above the other, and a suitable opening between the two, so that the rein can be adjusted from one to the other, according as it is desired to tighten or loosen the checkrein,as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The objects of my invention are to form two loops from a single .piece of sheet metal,which is attached to the crown-piece of the bridle at its ends only,so that the checkrein,whichis formed from a single piece of leather, can be removed from the loops and then slipped from under the central portion of the piece of metal without having to unfasten any one part; to form the loops from a single piece of sheet metal in contradistinetion to the metal castings which have been used heretofore, and to form two compartments in each one of theloops, so that the checkrein can be tightened or loosened by simply shifting it from one compartment to the other, and thus avoid having to take the rein up at the buckles.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of loops which embody my invention and show only one compartment. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing loops with two compartments. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the loops, showing the checkrein in the act of being removed in dotted lines.

In forming the loops I take a continuous strip of sheet metal,which remains unbent at its center, and this center A is made of a length proportioned to the distance that the two loops are to be separated from each other.

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In forming the loops B the metal is first bent back upon itself, so as to form the portion 0 of double thickness, and which forms a portion of the bottom of the loop. This bottom 0 does not extend entirely across the lower side of the loop, but does extend very nearly so, to allow the checkrein to be turned up upon edge and withdrawn from the loop. The loops B may be made angular,as here shown,or given any other shape that may be preferred, and the ends G- of the metal project outward from the outside of the loops farenough to be secured to the crown-piece. The two'loops thus formed from a single piece of metal are fastened to the crown-piece of the bridle only at their ends, leaving all of the rest of the piece entirely disconnected, so that it can be freely raised upward to allow the checkrein I, which is formed from a single split piece of leather, to be removed.

In forming the checkrein of a single split piece of leather my object is to do away with forming the checkrein of two pieces which have to be united togetherby means of buckles. To insert the checkrein into the loops, one end of the checkrein is passed between the central portion of the strip of metal and the crown-piece O of the bridle and is moved along until the split portion of the rein comes just under the loops. One side of the split portion is then taken, turned upon edge, and slipped through the opening in the bottom of the loop, and then the other portion is inserted in a similar manner in the otherloop.

To remove the checkrein, the split portions are turned up on edge, moved through the openings in the bottom of the loops, and then the rein can be drawn freely endwise from between the strip of metal and the crown-piece.

WVhen it is desired to adjust the checkrein without the necessity of having to loosen or tighten it at the buckles, each loop will be formed of two or more compartments, which are placed one above the other,a suitable opening, a, being left between the end of the separating-metal and the side of the loop. 'When it is desired to tighten the checkrein,the split portions of the rein are turned up on edge, moved up through the openingsa into the upper compartments, Q, and the rein, being thus raised, is tightened accordingly. \Vhen it is too desired to loosen the checkrein, the split portions are moved from the upper compartments through the openings a into the compartments below.

Should it be desired, the loops, whether made with one or more compartments, can be made of heavier metal and then riveted to the ends of the connecting-strip for the purpose of obtaining a greater flexibility atits central portion in removing and replacing the checkrein. It is immaterial, however,whether one continuous piece of metal is used or not, as this is a mere detail of construction.

Should it be so desired, the loops having two compartments may be made entirely separate and distinct from each other and riveted or fastened to the crown-piece of the bridle at each of their ends.

Having thus described my invention, I

2. The combination, with the crown-piece of the bridle, of two loops which are connected together,each one being provided with an opening through its bottom, so that the checkrein can be removed therefrom, substantially as de scribed. l

3. The combination of a central connectingpiece, the two loops B, having the outer ends of the metal to project beyond their sides, and provided with openings through their bottoms, with a split checkrein, each of the loops having an opening through its bottom, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

1 LORENZO D. JONES. \Vitnesses:

J. A. KILLEEN, JOHN KASSIN. 

